As usual there is plenty to blog about.
I spent the first weekend of my new project on vacation leave down in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. I have never been interested in celebrating Mardi Gras in New Orleans in the past, but living in the South has changed my opinion once again. I traveled down on Saturday and stayed through Wednesday. We saw about 6 parades and caught tons of beads! (contrary to popular belief, this requires NO nudity) We mainly attended the more family oriented parades uptown, but caught a couple in the Quarter on Canal. I stayed as far from Bourbon Street as possible (as usual). I learned a lot about the New Orleans culture and of course I at some DELICIOUS food! Great times with friends, though coordinating seven people in the packed city was stressful at times.
I returned to New Orleans this weekend with Jordan whose parents were in town for a convention. It was great- I got a free ride to visit Sally and Delta Dan and enjoyed some more time with Jordan's family. His parents were very generous and brought the whole group of us out to a nice dinner. I ordered some yummy lamb. Sally and I stayed at the Olivier House where we stayed the first weekend we visited during TLT. It was nice to have some time one on one with Sal for a bit. On Sunday morning the two of us went shopping at the French Market and then had lunch up on a classic New Orleans balcony. The restaurant we ate at claimed to have the ORIGINAL New Orleans Muffaletta , but so did the other five restaurants on the street...
In between my vacationing, I have been dealing with yet another stressful project. Hope CDA definitely does not have enough work for my team, and we have been spending our days standing by idly waiting for work to be assigned to us, or doing "busy" work. Luckily today, a solution has been decided on and my team is being pulled from the project. I am happy because it is a huge weight off my shoulders- I just can't take another project where I have to create work for the team. They deserve to feel needed and to do work that will help a community. I do not know yet where we are going or when we will leave so I guess we'll see soon.
As for right now, I am sitting outside in our pavilion which is the only place I can get internet- and though it is no Cleveland, I am starting to get rather chilly.
OH I forgot to write: we got our next project assigned. We got our NUMBER ONE CHOICE- a marine restoration project saving oyster habitats in Savannah, Georgia paired with a city revitalization project in Buffalo, WV! I am EXTREMELY EXCITED!
Love you all. Hope everyone is happy and healthy,
Casey
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